Iowa Sec of State to endorse Santorum

Rick Santorum is set to pick the biggest Iowa endorsement of his presidential run, Secretary of State Matt Schultz, a source confirmed to POLITICO.

Schultz, a Mormon, made headlines for being deeply critical of Jon Huntsman's move to skip the caucuses (Huntsman is also a Mormon).

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His brother, Thomas, had launched a draft effort for the former Pennsylvania senator earlier this year (and there was a flap about whether there was some coordination at one point over the Huntsman hit, which can be read here).

Regardless, it's a good get for Santorum, who is trying hard to gain traction in the polls after devoting much of the year to practicing the traditional method of Iowa campaigning - camping out there and going to call 99 counties.